I am a mole ...

[Crossy]

OK, this chap is in the most inaccessible spot on the human body.

 

It feels massive but when photographed ...

 

Finger for scale, anything to worry about??

 

[Harrisfan]

Id get it looked at.

[GammaGlobulin]

I am Philby.

 

[Denim]

8 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Id get it looked at.

 

Thats why he posted it here , so we can all look at it. Anyone want to see mine ?

 

I saw my doctor. He said it was a wart. Almost certainly benign but could maybe go cancerous. He suggested he would cut it out in a minor op and have a biopsy done on it. He was just poised , scalpel in hand , to proceed when he asked as an aside if I took aspirin. The affirmative answer stopped him in his tracks. Too much bleeding then so he told me to stop the aspirin and return in 10 days.

 

I thought he might be making a mountain out of a mole hill ( good pun that ) and have decided to let it wait until I am in the UK in August where they can freeze it out with liquid nitrogen. Less fuss IMO and no need for return visit to have stitches out.

[KhunLA]

Nothing a little liquid nitrogen couldn't handle.   If no doc that uses that, get take away ice cream sandwiches from Swensen's, as they usually give some dry ice with that.  Since raised a bit, may have to hit it twice.  

 

Since my liquid nitro doc retired, I use dry ice now, or, wife does on my back.  Always get black dots back there.   Once a year or so, freeze 'em off.

 

Oh yea, clean under that nail 

[Crossy]

1 minute ago, KhunLA said:

Oh yea, clean under that nail 

 

Yeah, I spotted that after I'd posted. Been doing "oily" stuff today 

[GammaGlobulin]

3 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Nothing a little liquid nitrogen couldn't handle.   If no doc that uses that, get take away ice cream sandwiches from Swensen's, as they usually give some dry ice with that.  Since raised a bit, may have to hit it twice.  

 

Since my liquid nitro doc retired, I use dry ice now, or, wife does on my back.  Always get black dots back there.   Once a year or so, freeze 'em off.

 

Oh yea, clean under that nail 

 

I would suggest Mohs.....

 

 

But, you gotta find a doc who is trained in this technique, which might not be so easy in Thailand.....

 

Just a guess.

 

[Crossy]

Of course the bloody thing has started itching now I've shared it.

 

Doc on Friday I think.

 

[GammaGlobulin]

1 minute ago, Crossy said:

 

Yeah, I spotted that after I'd posted. Been doing "oily" stuff today 

 

No worries....

 

[Magictoad]

I just had all mine checked today at the BPH. Expensive but reassuring.  Have you done an Internet search for cancer moles and blemishes. I went to see my Oncologist about the moles on my arms and she recommended a skin doctor. So I went to a Dermatologist for a check up. I was relieved that the blemishes on my arms weren't cancer related but bruises caused by the medication I take for lung cancer. So quite a good result in a way.

[Denim]

5 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Of course the bloody thing has started itching now I've shared it.

 

Doc on Friday I think.

 

 

Thats because you now have scores of AN users now focuing there mind on it like little lazar beams which is irritating it. If it starts smoking get to the ICU at your nearest hospital ASAP.

[Magictoad]

6 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

I would suggest Mohs.....

 

 

But, you gotta find a doc who is trained in this technique, which might not be so easy in Thailand.....

 

Just a guess.

 

There are excellent Drs in Thailand trained to do such run of the mill procedures! My God! Where do you live? The doctors here are as good as America or Europe or the UK. Often they are better

[GammaGlobulin]

2 minutes ago, Magictoad said:

There are excellent Drs in Thailand trained to do such run of the mill procedures! My God! Where do you live? The doctors here are as good as America or Europe or the UK. Often they are better

 

Very reassuring to know.

Thank you.

 

[emanphoto]

This is what dermatologists are for. 

[KhunLA]

27 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

I would suggest Mohs.....

 

 

But, you gotta find a doc who is trained in this technique, which might not be so easy in Thailand.....

 

Just a guess.

 

I don't like cutting things, in case they are cancerous.  

[GammaGlobulin]

11 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

I don't like cutting things, in case they are cancerous.  

 

Without any cutting, then....

How would you collect a sample for biopsy?

Mexican Magic?

 

[roo860]

37 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

Yeah, I spotted that after I'd posted. Been doing "oily" stuff today 

Pink nail varnish would suit 😍 

[bkk6060]

25 minutes ago, Magictoad said:

There are excellent Drs in Thailand trained to do such run of the mill procedures! My God! Where do you live? The doctors here are as good as America or Europe or the UK. Often they are better

This is a false comment.  Doctors who perform MOHS are very rare here.  I know of one in Bangkok and that is about it. Also, The Dermatology Institute  Bangkok mostly students claim they can do it.

[GammaGlobulin]

Actually, this looks....to me....like....some form of....

 

Keratosis....

 

 

But, as usual, please never trust anything I might say.

 

[connda]

Dermatologists are cheap.  Magnitudes less than a funeral.  If nothing else, have your local hospital's doctor remove and biopsy it.  Given all your freckles I'd be checking with a dermatologist annually.  I go semi-annually. It's the Scot-Irish ginger part of me that got way more sun than I needed when I was younger. 
 

[connda]

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

I would suggest Mohs.....

 

 

But, you gotta find a doc who is trained in this technique, which might not be so easy in Thailand.....

 

Just a guess.

 

You generally don't do MOHS on some place like an arm unless you are an A-list celeb. It's usually done on places like the nose or face to keep you from looking mutilated.  Ideally, prevention is the best Rx.  Which is why I see a good dermatologist twice a year.  Catch it early and it's nitrogen or a minor cut.  MOHS isn't what most guys would opt for given the removal of a lesion on the arm.  And about the only MOHS certified doctors are in BKK and they are rare and costly.

[GammaGlobulin]

17 minutes ago, connda said:

And about the only MOHS certified doctors are in BKK and they are rare and costly.

 

Yes.

This is what I stated earlier.

However, some poster completely disagreed with me, and I just let it slide.....

Because, what is the point of arguing with someone guided by ideology, and not science.

 

Of course, as you say....

Get checked at least twice per year.

 

And, I will try to take your good advice.

But...I think I probably will not, unfortunately.....

 

Concerning the image uploaded by our favorite mod, my bet is that this is not cancerous, but some sort of keratosis, or something.

 

If this turns out to be...not the case....

Then I will just eat my hat.

 

Hope all goes well.....

 

 

[worgeordie]

I had a couple on my shoulders , put Savlon  antiseptic cream on them every day,

and after a few weeks they just dropped off ,trouble is you cannot get Savlon in

Thailand , well you can on Lazada  but that's made in China ! ,I get my daughter

to send me some from UK , as you get older things start to grow on your body.....

 

regards Worgeordie

 

[GammaGlobulin]

Of course, if only our phones were far better at imaging, then we might be able to upload these types of queries to GROK.

 

And, I am quite sure that this ability is not too far in the offing.

There must be a gargantuan demand for being able to upload images and get a diagnosis.

 

How many years in the future?

I would say.....TWO.

 

But, first, one needs to begin with a very high quality image....before uploading the image.

 

Most phones....I believe...are not capable of doing this kind of imaging.

 

Just a guess...

As usual.

 

[GammaGlobulin]

4 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

I had a couple on my shoulders , put Savlon  antiseptic cream on them every day,

and after a few weeks they just dropped off ,trouble is you cannot get Savlon in

Thailand , well you can on Lazada  but that's made in China ! ,I get my daughter

to send me some from UK , as you get older things start to grow on your body.....

 

regards Worgeordie

 

 

I have plenty more hair growing on my ears.

And, most likely...

in my nose, too.

 

I need to get to the doc, soon.

 

 

[newbee2022]

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

I don't like cutting things, in case they are cancerous.  

Nonsense. Cancerous areas have to be cut out/off and send to a lab for histological result.

 

 

[worgeordie]

12 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

I have plenty more hair growing on my ears.

And, most likely...

in my nose, too.

 

I need to get to the doc, soon.

 

 

Just buy a small pair of scissors , no need to complicate things.

 

regards worgeordie

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

5 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

Just buy a small pair of scissors , no need to complicate things.

 

regards worgeordie

 

 

 

Where should I begin cutting...first...?

 

Regards,

Gamma

 

 

[worgeordie]

39 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Where should I begin cutting...first...?

 

Regards,

Gamma

 

 

Your complicating things already...

 

regards worgeorgie